I really find myself wondering what other fantasy cultures may exist in this setting. What I’ve seen so far reminds me an awful lot of the tabletop RPG “7th Sea,” which is very much a good thing in my book.

I’m sorry, but the use of the word calumny is really bothering me. Calumny means slander; an insult intended to ruin one’s reputation. The use in that context doesn’t seem right to me. Calamity would certainly be right, but calumny doesn’t quite fit unless he means that the murder of the king is intended as an insult.